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04:12The EU lead is up at night.
04:13Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister,
04:14has reneged on an agreement that was set before Christmas
04:18that he would endorse a €90 billion loan for Ukraine.
04:21He's now saying he won't do that
04:22because the Ukrainians are refusing, as he says,
04:25to fix the Druzhba pipeline,
04:26which is a pipeline that gets oil from Russia
04:29through Ukraine to Slovakia and Hungary.
04:32So that's going to be a major problem
04:33because Ukraine needs this money by June.
04:35Maid?
04:36Shona Murray, thank you so much for that.
04:38Live update there from the EU summit.
04:40From an EU summit that once again
04:41could potentially be dominated by a veto
04:43by Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister.
04:46For more, your news is Hungarian correspondent
04:48Sándor Zeros is with me here on set.
04:50Good to see you, Sándor.
04:51Thank you so much for being here.
04:53And we understand the EU and Ukraine
04:54have sent a team of experts to this pipeline.
04:57Could this resolve now this issue
04:59of the veto at the EU summit?
05:01Good morning, Maid.
05:02Indeed, earlier this week,
05:03the European Commission decided to take action
05:06and try to resolve this issue.
05:08The group of experts are currently on the ground
05:11and they are expected to file a report pretty soon
05:15in order to see what does it cost
05:18and how much time it will take to repair this pipeline.
05:22But I guess this is not going to resolve the issue right now
05:26at this European summit
05:27because Prime Minister Viktor Orban clearly said two days ago
05:30that in order to lift his veto
05:32and in order to finance Ukraine,
05:35he needs to get the oil flowing.
05:37And this, according to Ukraine,
05:39could take up to one month.
05:41So I expect a really tough summit for Viktor Orban,
05:45a lot of fighting,
05:46but I don't think there will be a solution
05:49for this loan of Ukraine.
05:51And there is not a plan B,
05:53so they cannot simply bypass Hungary on this.
05:55And it's tricky, isn't it, for the EU?
05:57Because, of course, Hungary is a member state,
05:59Ukraine an aspiring member state.
06:01And also, very interestingly,
06:02we have to remind our viewers,
06:03there's elections coming up
06:04on the 12th of April in Hungary.
06:07How is this issue of this kind of splash
06:09between Hungary and Ukraine
06:11playing out in the campaign, Chandler?
06:13That's right.
06:14This is one of the main issues
06:15in the campaign debated right now,
06:18because, you know,
06:19this is related to energy security.
06:21This is related to the price of the petrol,
06:24the price of the heating,
06:25cost of the living.
06:26So this is huge.
06:27And again, Prime Minister Orban
06:30is portraying himself
06:31as somebody who is fighting
06:33with Brussels, in Brussels, for Hungary,
06:36and he's fighting also with Ukraine
06:39in order to secure cheap oil from Russia.
06:42This is a big issue,
06:43and according to experts that I spoke to,
06:46this could eventually help Orban
06:48boosting his support.
06:50And another thing is,
06:51since people are talking about Ukraine,
06:53they are not talking about
06:54the talking points of the opposition,
06:57which is, you know,
06:57hospitals, schools, inflation, etc.
07:01And one final thing to remind,
07:04the elections are still open.
07:06Orban could win,
07:07but he could also lose.
07:09And if he's losing,
07:10this is his last European summit
07:12and possibly his last European veto as well.
07:15As you said, Chandler,
07:16it will be a very tough summit.
07:17We'll keep a very close eye on it.
07:19Thank you so much for that update.
07:21And now, of course,
07:22although all eyes here in Brussels
07:24are focused on the politics
07:25coming out of that EU summit today,
07:28the eyes of the world are on the Middle East.
07:30In Lebanon,
07:30hundreds are reported killed
07:32and more than one million people displaced
07:34and strikes are starting to hit
07:35energy infrastructure from Iran to Qatar.
07:38This, as President Trump warned Iran
07:40not to attack a Qatar again,
07:42or the US would, quote,
07:43massively blow up the entirety
07:45of an Iranian gas field.
07:47We can go to Dubai now,
07:48where our regional correspondent,
07:49Jane Witherspoon,
07:50is standing by for us.
07:51Good morning, Jane.
07:52So it's getting very ugly here
07:54and dangerous with energy sites
07:55being struck on all sides.
07:57Tell us more.
07:59That's right.
08:00Iran has ramped up its attacks
08:01on energy sites across the Middle East.
08:04It comes as the Revolutionary Guard
08:06has said this is a new era of war.
08:09Now, here in the UAE,
08:11our Habshan gas facility
08:13was closed overnight due to strikes there.
08:15We're hearing similar reports
08:17across the region in Riyadh,
08:19in Saudi Arabia.
08:20And, of course, this morning,
08:22we learned that several sites
08:23in Qatar, Doha,
08:25had been attacked,
08:26leading to extensive damage.
08:28Now, all three countries
08:29have come out
08:30and condemned these attacks,
08:32saying it could lead
08:32to global security issues.
08:35And, of course,
08:35these do come off the back
08:37of Israel attacking
08:38that south par in Iran,
08:41their largest gas field there.
08:43However, overnight as well,
08:44President Trump has come out
08:46and said he had no idea
08:47that these attacks
08:48were going to take place.
08:49He's condemned further attacks
08:51also on Iranian infrastructure.
08:54And meanwhile, Jane,
08:56Iran's security chief,
08:57Ali Larajani,
08:58has been killed
08:59in an Israeli strike.
09:00He was actually one of the most
09:01influential figures of the regime.
09:03Tell us more about that
09:04and what it could mean.
09:06Yes, now, a lot of the top brass
09:07from that Iranian regime
09:09have been killed
09:09over the past few days.
09:11There's a statement out
09:12in the media in Iran today,
09:14supposedly from the Supreme Leader,
09:16Mojabar Khamenei,
09:18saying that he condemns
09:19these killings.
09:20And as you say,
09:21his top security chief
09:22was just the latest
09:23to be taken out.
09:25So he's very angry about that.
09:27Now, amidst these strikes,
09:29which are consistent
09:30through the day and night
09:32across the region,
09:32we are hearing that
09:34the Iranian people
09:35are against the regime there.
09:37And they're now taking
09:38to the streets in protest.
09:39and they're coming up
09:40against security forces there.
09:42OK, Jane Witherspoon,
09:44of course, we have our Farsi desk
09:45all over that.
09:46Thank you so much
09:47for that live update there
09:48from the United Arab Emirates.
09:50Now, back here in Brussels
09:52at the EU summit,
09:53EU leaders are looking at ways
09:54to soften the blow
09:56from the war in the Middle East
09:57and also manage the impact
09:58of the ongoing war in Ukraine,
10:00now entering its fifth year.
10:02Our Jakob Yanis takes a look
10:03at how both wars
10:04are very connected.
10:07Today, 27 EU leaders
10:09meet in Brussels
10:10for the European Council.
10:12The official agenda
10:13highlights competitiveness
10:15and migration.
10:16But war overshadows it all.
10:18And your reporter
10:19doesn't yet know
10:20exactly what they will be saying.
10:22But we can certainly guess
10:23what keeps them up at night.
10:25Especially as Russia's war
10:27in Ukraine
10:27and the US-Israeli war
10:29in Iran
10:29have become deeply interlinked.
10:31Let's take a look together.
10:33With the Strait of Hormuz
10:35effectively closed,
10:36energy and petrol costs
10:37are soaring.
10:38And because that vital waterway
10:40handles a massive share
10:41of global fertilizer shipments,
10:43it also means
10:45higher grocery prices
10:46for everyone.
10:47To ease that pressure,
10:48Trump announced last week
10:50that he is lifting
10:50some sanctions
10:51on Russian oil.
10:53The US Treasury
10:54issued a temporary permit
10:55allowing countries
10:56to purchase Russian crude
10:58currently stranded at sea.
11:00And Washington insists
11:02this only applies
11:03to already loaded cargo,
11:05strictly ruling out
11:06new trades
11:07or major financial benefits
11:09for Russia.
11:10But European leaders
11:11are strongly pushing back.
11:13German Chancellor
11:14Friedrich Merz
11:15called the move wrong,
11:17while Council President
11:18Antonio Costa
11:19argued it directly
11:21undermines European security
11:22by letting Moscow cash in.
11:25But here is the bitter irony.
11:28Since Trump's decision,
11:29oil prices have not
11:30not drastically fallen.
11:32But European security
11:33has.
11:34This sanctions relief
11:36could hand the Kremlin
11:37a staggering
11:38150 million dollars a day.
11:41That single day of revenue
11:42buys up to 7,000
11:44Iranian-designed
11:44shahed drones.
11:46Or could fund
11:47sign-up bonuses
11:48for 5,000 new Russian soldiers.
11:52Every single day.
11:54And after bashing
11:55traditional diplomacy,
11:56Trump is disappointed
11:57Europe is not rushing
11:59to help secure
12:00the Middle East.
12:01But as EU leaders
12:02gather in Brussels
12:03just days after
12:05the Ides of March,
12:06one could say
12:07they know
12:08a political backstabbing
12:09when they see one.
12:15Jakub Jan is reporting
12:17for us there.
12:18Now, although only
12:1927 EU leaders
12:20are in that summit
12:21physically today,
12:22some others are hoping
12:23to one day
12:24sit in there too.
12:25Like Iceland,
12:25who plan to hold
12:26a referendum
12:27on EU membership.
12:29For more,
12:29EU news is
12:30Shona Murray
12:30sent down
12:31with the Foreign Minister
12:32of Iceland
12:33and started by asking her
12:34if this would be
12:35a very difficult
12:36referendum to get through.
12:38Everyone knows
12:39about Brexit
12:40and all the lies
12:42that were put
12:43on the table
12:44in that process.
12:46So, yes,
12:47it will not be
12:48an easy walk,
12:51but in the end,
12:53you know,
12:53you have to trust
12:54and believe
12:55in her
12:57and it's rather
12:58positive now.
12:59The outcome
12:59could be positive
13:01now,
13:02today,
13:02if we would vote.
13:05But on the other hand,
13:09you know,
13:12it's just a simple question,
13:14you know,
13:14should we continue
13:15the negotiation talks,
13:17yes or no?
13:17And from my point of view,
13:19if you say no,
13:20you are closing
13:20a lot of doors
13:22instead of saying yes,
13:24should we not continue,
13:25see what kind of
13:26negotiation and agreement
13:28we will get.
13:29If you say no,
13:30then I'm afraid
13:31that Iceland will be
13:32pretty much alone,
13:34not quite alone,
13:35but of course
13:35we are still
13:36a member of NATO
13:37and we have
13:38the EA agreement
13:39we have after.
13:40But I think
13:41our position
13:43will be
13:44not so strong
13:45as being a member
13:46of the European Union.
13:48And there,
13:48again,
13:49I come to
13:49the values
13:51we share.
13:52What do you make
13:53of the changing nature
13:54of the transatlantic
13:55relationship?
13:55If I could
13:56now
13:57criticise
13:58the European Union
13:59is that
13:59they should be
14:02with more
14:03self-esteem,
14:04you know.
14:04The European Union
14:05is a superpower,
14:06you know,
14:06and they should
14:07act like
14:08a superpower,
14:09if I could say so.
14:11And you just,
14:12if you watch
14:13and recall
14:14the Greenland
14:17agenda
14:17from the
14:19US part,
14:20it was quite
14:21clear that
14:21the European Union
14:22was a backbone
14:24for Denmark
14:25and Greenland
14:25when these
14:28statements
14:29were made
14:29on the
14:30US behalf.
14:31And I think
14:31that was
14:32beneficial
14:33for Denmark,
14:34but it was
14:35also useful
14:36for us
14:36in Iceland
14:37to see,
14:37OK,
14:38European Union
14:39and most
14:41of the countries
14:42they can stand
14:44with other
14:45nations
14:45when they are
14:46in a way
14:47attacked
14:48their sovereignty.
14:50Was that
14:51very worrying
14:51from an Icelandic
14:52point of view
14:53what happened
14:53with Greenland?
14:54Because we're
14:54talking about
14:55two islands
14:56and,
14:57I mean,
14:57actually Donald
14:58Trump kept
14:58on saying
14:59Iceland
14:59instead of
15:00Greenland
15:00in his speech
15:01in Davos.
15:01But he meant
15:02Greenland.
15:02I know,
15:03I know,
15:03but still,
15:04Iceland at the
15:05back of his
15:06head somewhere.
15:07Somewhere,
15:07yes.
15:08But actually,
15:09just to underline,
15:11Iceland has
15:12an excellent
15:12relationship
15:13with the U.S.
15:14Until it doesn't.
15:16Yes,
15:17but,
15:17you know,
15:18when it comes
15:19to defense
15:19and security,
15:20I just have
15:21to underline
15:21our cooperation
15:23in that field
15:23has been
15:24increasing
15:24and has been
15:26not just
15:27encouraging,
15:28you know,
15:28it has been
15:28very useful
15:29for Iceland
15:30and I know
15:31as well
15:31for the U.S.
15:33So,
15:33whatever people
15:34say,
15:34you know,
15:35in that field,
15:36defense and security,
15:38it's fine
15:38and it's one
15:39of the most
15:40important pillars
15:41of our new
15:42defense and
15:43security policy.
15:45But when it
15:46comes to trade,
15:47sadly,
15:47no,
15:48their friendship
15:49is not so good
15:50as it was,
15:51you know,
15:51because we got
15:52first 15
15:53and then now 10
15:54after the decision
15:56from the Supreme Court.
15:58So,
16:00I think
16:01in Iceland
16:01we are
16:02and we still
16:04will be advocating
16:05for a good
16:06transatlantic
16:07relationship.
16:08everybody is.
16:08you know,
16:09yeah,
16:09but we
16:10also have to
16:11work for it,
16:12you know.
16:12But we cannot
16:13be naive.
16:14That's why I say
16:16it's important
16:17for Iceland
16:18to
16:22increase the pillars
16:24under the
16:24defense and security
16:25policy.
16:25Like I mentioned,
16:27there are two main pillars
16:28under our defense
16:29and security policy,
16:30being a member
16:30of NATO
16:31and the other pillars
16:33is the defense
16:35agreement
16:36with the U.S.
16:37since 1951.
16:38But of course
16:39we are
16:42having bilateral
16:43agreements
16:44with countries
16:44like Finland
16:46and Germany
16:47and we are
16:48updating
16:49our memory
16:50of understanding
16:51and defense
16:52with Canada
16:53and of course
16:53we are
16:54debating
16:55our
16:56collaboration
16:57with other
16:58countries
16:59and we have
16:59to do it
17:00because in this
17:01world,
17:01in this volatile
17:02world,
17:03you see what
17:04Finland and Sweden
17:05did.
17:05They joined NATO
17:06and they say
17:07those two pillars,
17:09EU and NATO,
17:10they are
17:10the backbone
17:11of their security
17:12and I,
17:14of course,
17:15we in Iceland,
17:15we have to do
17:16something more
17:16that we have
17:17been doing
17:18and that's
17:19why I,
17:19for example,
17:21I signed
17:21this security
17:22and defense
17:23partnership
17:24with the EU
17:24today.
17:25When you say
17:26the EU should
17:27be acting
17:27like a superpower,
17:28should it
17:30recognize the
17:30leverage that
17:31it has?
17:32I mean,
17:32if you look at
17:32what's happening
17:33in the trade
17:33It has humongous
17:34leverage,
17:34you know.
17:34What would you
17:35say Ursula von der Leyen
17:36should have done
17:37maybe around
17:38the issue
17:38of tariffs?
17:39Should the EU
17:41have played
17:42a tariff game
17:43with Trump
17:43or accepted
17:4315%?
17:44I will not
17:45tell them
17:46what to do.
17:46It's a difficult
17:47situation.
17:48What I only
17:49ask for
17:50is in various
17:53areas,
17:53show your
17:54superpower
17:55because together
17:56Europe is a
17:57strong alliance.
17:58As opposed to
17:59the example
18:00of Greenland.
18:01exactly.
18:02For the example
18:02of Greenland,
18:03there some
18:05nations said,
18:06OK,
18:06if you're going
18:07to put tariffs
18:07on us
18:08because we are
18:08standing with
18:09Greenland
18:09and Denmark,
18:11then we are
18:11going to put
18:12tariffs on you.
18:13And of course
18:13it affected
18:14the markets
18:15in the US.
18:16and that's
18:18why one
18:19of the reasons
18:19that I think
18:21the US
18:21administration
18:22responded to.
18:26Euronews'
18:26Shona Murray
18:27there speaking
18:28to the
18:28Foreign Minister
18:29of Iceland.
18:30Now here
18:30on Euronews,
18:31our EU summit
18:32coverage is
18:33just getting
18:33started.
18:34Our reporters
18:34will be on
18:35the ground
18:35all day.
18:36We'll have
18:36a live blog
18:37all day
18:37and night.
18:38And tonight
18:39at seven
18:39we'll be
18:40bringing you
18:40a very special
18:41live show
18:41from the summit
18:42floor hosted
18:43by our
18:44Maria today.
18:45Also don't
18:45miss that.
18:45But for more
18:46on how the
18:46actual summit
18:47will unfold
18:48today we can
18:49bring in
18:49briefly again
18:49our Shona
18:50Murray who's
18:50on the
18:51arrivals floor
18:52for us.
18:53Anyone arrived
18:54yet Shona
18:54and how will
18:55the day
18:55proceed?
18:57No one
18:58arrived yet.
18:59As you can
18:59see it's
18:59getting much
19:00much busier.
19:00EU leaders
19:01will start
19:02giving their
19:02statements to
19:03their press.
19:03They'll probably
19:04obviously highlight
19:05the Iran war,
19:05their concerns
19:06about the
19:06spillover.
19:07Key on the
19:08agenda for all
19:09of them
19:09will be to
19:09get the message
19:10across that
19:10they will try
19:11to do
19:11something
19:11about spiralling
19:12energy prices.
19:13The problem
19:14is that EU
19:14member states
19:15are not
19:15agreed about
19:16how the EU
19:16should proceed
19:17in this regard.
19:18Also we'll
19:19have President
19:20Zelensky of
19:20Ukraine on
19:21video call.
19:22He will be
19:22putting his
19:23point across
19:23in relation
19:24to the
19:2490 billion
19:24euros but
19:25also how
19:26Ukraine can
19:26help support
19:27the West
19:28in tackling
19:29Shahid drones.
19:30So it's
19:30going to be
19:30a long day.
19:31It's going
19:31to be
19:31rancorous.
19:32It's going
19:32to be
19:32difficult.
19:32I'll probably
19:33see you
19:33here first
19:34thing in
19:34the morning
19:34in the
19:35same clothes
19:35like before.
19:36You will
19:37indeed.
19:37And actually
19:41things have
19:41changed.
19:41As I said
19:42stay glued
19:42to
19:43euronews.com
19:44and euronews.tv
19:45for more
19:45coverage of
19:46that summit.
19:46Take care
19:47and see you
19:48soon.
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